Paper barrel.



APPLICATON FILED OCT. 1914.

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FAFER BARREL.

Application filed Uctober 7, wie.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that l, ROBERT S. Bonomi, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond Hill, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented new and useful improvements in Paper Barrels. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to paper barrels, the object of the invention being to produce a cheap and yet efficient barrel the body of which is composed of strips of paper so arranged, combined and united as to form a unitary body structure.

A )further object of the invention is to" provide means-whereby one or more heads or covers may be securely fastened to the barrel body and easily removed therefrom.

Another object'of the invention isto pro vide a barrel head of novel construction oarticularly designed with reference to' the bar rel body and adapted to be held in place in proper relation thereto.

ld/ith'the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of `parts, as herein described, illustrated and claimed. In the accompanying drawings:--Figure l 1s a perspective view of a barrel bod? constructed in accordance with the breselnt invention. Fig. 2 isa plan view oi a portion of thebody of the barrel as it would appear i' spread out flat, showing the relation of the stave forming strips. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l on a reduced scale. 4 is a fragmentary section on the line 4 4: of Fig. l on an .enlarged scale. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view olf barrel head, the same being partly breiten away Ato illustrate the construction. thereof. Fig. (i is a diametrical section on the line o o of Fig. a

ri`he body oit the barrel is constructed clearly shown in Figs. .l and 2, said body being composed of a number of 'strips A arranged Vin series one series beingJ supe"- imposed upon another until a toraminated r open work wall is formed. l

it will be observed that the strips foriniruen one. serieseo tend in a reversely oblique direction to the strips forming' the next adjacent series, this rever'sely oblique arrangement of the strips Ioi' the series being,n continued until the desired thickness of barrel wall is obtained.

In the preferred embodiment ot this Speeication of etters Patent.

Patented dan. 2, litigi-.

Seria! No. 865,f69.

are united by an adhesive material which ene ables the strips to be combiried with each other in the manner shown in Fig. 2. A barrel shaped form or ymandrel is employed upon and around which the body forming structure is made up so as to produce the bulging elect in the completed article as shown in Fig. l. 'As soon as the adhesive material sets or becomes dry', the relation ot' the strips of the dili'erent series becomes fixed and therefore the barrel body retains its bulging or barrel shape. The form or mandrel is of the collapsible or knock-down tvbc so that after the barrel body structure isdry and the ad iesive material set said :torni or mandrel may be removed from the body structure, or conversely the body struc ture may be removed from the form or inandrei.

lit the ends of the barrel body provide head retaininghines designated generally at B and each composed ot a circular series of separated sections Z). Each of these chine sections is formed in cross section as best illustrated in Fig. i' that is to say each chine section is channeled to receive the laminated e:\1- ti'eniities ot the strips forming barrel stoves, said section being formed of Sheet metal which is bent into a ,general U shape as shown in Fig. #L and fastened to the adjacent portion of the barrel body by means ot rivets c or the equivalent thereof. Each of the chine sections I) is shaped as to the in portion thereoiE to provide a Croze (Z adapted to receive the adjacent portion of the head as shown in Fig. d. The outer wait portion oi eachsection Z) is also bent to orxn f iroove c adapted to receive and i-:ugage ooi-tion ot :i head retaining hoop preterablv 'formed oi'. wire. lt will be notednin V d. fi that the groove c for the hoop if is l' "eiuity ot the burcl body bv insuring' the orcnei spreader section oi' lessI diameter isinterposed between the sections 1 and 2 and other still smaller spreader.

sections 4 and 5 are interposed between the spreader section 3 and the outer and inner sections l and 2 referred to and all as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4:. This gives a bulging shape to the barrel head thereby adding materiallv to the strength and durability of the same. A binder strip or ring 'preferis first brought into alinement and partial engagement with the chine sections b and then the hoop f is placed around the head portion of the barrel body so as to take in all of the chine sections Z), said hoop being pushed inwardly until it occupies the groove e. The size of the hoop f is such that when in its final position, the chine sections b are all crowded inwardly so as to firmly engage the head C Aand retain the same `in place.

The head may be easily removed by simply removing the hoop This releases all of the chine sections, after which the head may be lifted out of place.

' In some cases a cover of bagging such as is now commonly employed in covering barrels may be used in place of the head C, the hoop f serving to clamp the marginal portion of said bagging cover around the chine sections Z).

The barrel hereinabove described is vwell adapted for the shipment of perishable produce such as vegetables and fruit providing for a thorough Ventilation of such produce. The barrel is also well adapted for the shipment of general merchandise as it is exceedingly cheap to manufacture and yet exceedingly strong and tough. By combining the body forming strips in the manner shown and described, a practical unitary body structure is produced. The hoopsl f serve to close or contract the extremities of the staves and their respective chine sections over 'the vbarrel head and when the hoops are removed, the extremities of the staves with their chine sections spring outwardly to releasethe heads.

What I claim 'is 1. A barrel body composed .of several superimposed series of obliquely extending strips arranged in parallel and spaced relation to each other, the strips of each series being inclined reversely to those of the adj aeent series and intersecting or crossing the same, all of the strips being adhesively .united throughout the whole of their contacting area.

2. A barrel body composed of superimposed series of obliquely extending strips, the strips of each series being inclined reversely to those of the adjacent series and intersecting or crossing the same, all of the strips being united throughout the whole area of the crossing and contacting portions to form a unitary body structure, an annular series of separated metal chine sections on the extremities of said strips and having depressions in their outer faces, and a hoop adapted to encircle said series of chine sections and be retained in said depressions.

3. A barrel body composed of superimposed series. of obliquely extending strips, the strips of each series being inclined reversely to those of the adjacent series and intersecting or crossing the same, all of the strips being united throughout the whole area of the crossing and contacting portions to form a unitary body structure, an annular series of separated "metal chine sections on the extremities of said strips having head receiving depressions in their inner faces and hoop receiving depressions in -their outer faces, and a hoop adapted to encircle said series of chine sections and be retained in the last named depressions.

4. A barrel head embodying outer and in' ner disk-shaped sections of double back corrugated paper, combined with an interposed disk-shaped spreader section arranged centrally thereof and of less diameter, the corrugations of said outer and inner sections extending at right angles to each other.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturf in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT S. BOLQER. 

